I have always been into most genres: punk rock, metal, pop, jazz, soul, funk, country, and on and on. I am obsessive about finding new music. And I mean new to me, not just recently created. I do go through different phases of focus. Just a couple years ago, I was mostly listening to death and black metal. Right now, I am listening to more pop and Americana.
I did just come across an old punk band that completely escaped my radar back in 80s. They are called The Brat, and they are from East LA. I am now a little obsessed with them. Highly recommend checking out The Brat - Straight Outta East LA. They are also included in some recent docs on Youtube.
I remember The Brat from the early 80s!
Rad! I would have been completely into them back then. Catching up now.
I saw them open up for The Plimsouls back in 1980-ish. It was closing night for the Whiskey-a-go-go in L.A., so Tom Petty & Benmont Tench came out during the encore to play a song with the Plimsouls. Difficult to believe it was 44 years ago!
Damn! Those are the shows we always remember. Never got to see the Plimsouls.
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Almost two years ago now, I heard a Billy Strings song, and within a couple of months, bluegrass had consumed me. I would say I'm these days heavy on bluegrass, minor on jazz, country, and gospel, and occasionally like to dip into the 'old Ben' catalog of really anything under the sun.
It is amazing how huge Billy Strings has gotten....he is doing 2 nights at the Forum in L.A........18,000 per night.
Well said Tempo. Heck you turned me on to the ohh sees! Add Ratt to that not aging well list. Maybe Manowar too. Lots of that older metal did the trick back then. Still serves me well to Tap into some great memories.
New to me...Tapped into Emerson Lake and Palmer 'Tarkus' lp. Scored it on the cheap and love it.
Right on!
I can still listen to 4 Ratt songs. You're in Love, Back for More, Lay it Down and Round and Round but only once, lol. Now WASP? Yeah man. Give me them!
I Wanna Be Somebody!! Blind in Texas. Ok for me. Makes me think of my friends older brother and all the "MetalMommas" that he hung out with. Now, if they are alive...metalgrandmommas! All good.
PS I think WASP was supposed to tour. I wonder what happened with that. I can see them jumping on a festival line up.
Voivod and Prong are touring. I'd have no shame going to see them both. Don't really know Prong.
Back to 2024...New music. K pop and enhanced ring tones...oh yeah and some kicking Judas Priest.
WASP has stood the test of time for me. They've got some great songs their first few albums.
Almost two years ago now, I heard a Billy Strings song, and within a couple of months, bluegrass had consumed me. I would say I'm these days heavy on bluegrass, minor on jazz, country, and gospel, and occasionally like to dip into the 'old Ben' catalog of really anything under the sun.
Billy loves music and shows up everywhere!
U want another rabbit hole? Check out Jerry Garcias blue Grass stuff.
The older I've grown, the more open-minded I've become about music (while the opposite has been true of everyone I know IRL, which i find a little bit frustrating). One of my main hobbies is searching for and discovering music i haven't heard before (while never forgetting that which i have already found and loved).... And yet, my loathing of country music endures.
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Almost two years ago now, I heard a Billy Strings song, and within a couple of months, bluegrass had consumed me. I would say I'm these days heavy on bluegrass, minor on jazz, country, and gospel, and occasionally like to dip into the 'old Ben' catalog of really anything under the sun.
Billy loves music and shows up everywhere!
U want another rabbit hole? Check out Jerry Garcias blue Grass stuff.
Oh, I'm way deeper down than that! Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scrugs, Bill Monroe, David Grisman, Sam Bush, and the all-time best, Tony Rice (my dog Tony is named after him).
'05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2
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Almost two years ago now, I heard a Billy Strings song, and within a couple of months, bluegrass had consumed me. I would say I'm these days heavy on bluegrass, minor on jazz, country, and gospel, and occasionally like to dip into the 'old Ben' catalog of really anything under the sun.
Billy loves music and shows up everywhere!
U want another rabbit hole? Check out Jerry Garcias blue Grass stuff.
Oh, I'm way deeper down than that! Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scrugs, Bill Monroe, David Grisman, Sam Bush, and the all-time best, Tony Rice (my dog Tony is named after him).
Flat and Scruggs is some straight fire!
As for Tony Rice… the JD Crowe and the New South’s self-titled album is some good stuff. I grabbed the RSD repress from a few years ago.
Almost two years ago now, I heard a Billy Strings song, and within a couple of months, bluegrass had consumed me. I would say I'm these days heavy on bluegrass, minor on jazz, country, and gospel, and occasionally like to dip into the 'old Ben' catalog of really anything under the sun.
Billy loves music and shows up everywhere!
U want another rabbit hole? Check out Jerry Garcias blue Grass stuff.
Oh, I'm way deeper down than that! Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scrugs, Bill Monroe, David Grisman, Sam Bush, and the all-time best, Tony Rice (my dog Tony is named after him).
Flat and Scruggs is some straight fire!
As for Tony Rice… the JD Crowe and the New South’s self-titled album is some good stuff. I grabbed the RSD repress from a few years ago.
Oh, 100%. All of the Bluegrass Album Band's stuff is equally exceptional.
'05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2
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brianlux
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I'm a bit envious! One can never have too much much but, like hip hop and opera, I've never warmed up much to bluegrass. Have to admit though, I kind of like this one!:
Most certainly. I still listen to the big alt rock sounds of the 90s and 00s. Still love a bit 60-80s hard rock too. Overall I’ve probably mellowed a little, but generally listen to a more diverse list than I used too. However, that list comes from music of the past, not necessarily new music. I’ve found I’m more interested in music I missed or wasn’t that interested in at first I.e Tom Petty, Peter Gabriel, Kyuss, Arctic Monkeys.
2 people here have mentioned Petty. I bought his 2 box sets and listened from front to back and realized there is a bunch of filler on all those albums and no way I could spin any front to back repeatedly.
2 people here have mentioned Petty. I bought his 2 box sets and listened from front to back and realized there is a bunch of filler on all those albums and no way I could spin any front to back repeatedly.
What are you hearing that im missing?
I mean, the ones I would generally play back to back are his "solo" albums. Full Moon Fever and Wildflowers. Wildflowers is so good, there's a 2nd disc that's almost as amazing as the first disc (that only came out a few years ago).
When I was younger, the thing that got me into Petty was the original single CD greatest hits package. I spun the shit out of that thing.
I also personally find it hard to get into to new things now. I guess there's something to the, if you got into it in your teens it'll stick with you for life thing. Also had more time back then. Bombarded by the radio playing and trying new things, listening to album over and over until it stuck with you.. etc....
2 people here have mentioned Petty. I bought his 2 box sets and listened from front to back and realized there is a bunch of filler on all those albums and no way I could spin any front to back repeatedly.
What are you hearing that im missing?
I mean, the ones I would generally play back to back are his "solo" albums. Full Moon Fever and Wildflowers. Wildflowers is so good, there's a 2nd disc that's almost as amazing as the first disc (that only came out a few years ago).
When I was younger, the thing that got me into Petty was the original single CD greatest hits package. I spun the shit out of that thing.
I also personally find it hard to get into to new things now. I guess there's something to the, if you got into it in your teens it'll stick with you for life thing. Also had more time back then. Bombarded by the radio playing and trying new things, listening to album over and over until it stuck with you.. etc....
Pettys greatest hits is the best of all his albums where say Hard Promises has like one hit. Now Damn the Torpedoes has a few good ones and the other songs in between are vibe killers.
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2 people here have mentioned Petty. I bought his 2 box sets and listened from front to back and realized there is a bunch of filler on all those albums and no way I could spin any front to back repeatedly.
What are you hearing that im missing?
I'm always a bit hesitant to think of lesser songs as filler. I'm sure there are plenty of LPs for which an artist or band threw in filler because they couldn't come up with enough songs to make an album. But for the most part, I try to give artists the benefit of the doubt figuring that they actually thought the song they came up with were at least decent and worked to do their best to make good recordings of them. This is especially evident when a band has songs that didn't make the cut but end up on reissues and you find they are actually really good songs. But yeah, Petty for me always had songs on albums that didn't work for me. The same is true for some of my other very favorite artists- Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Dinosaur Jr, Steve Wynn/ The Dream Syndicate, Paul Westerberg/ The Replacements, and Juliana Hatfield. The Petty album that works best for me is Damn the Torpedoes. And to me, Full Moon Fever is a great album. But we all hear differently. Some will like Wildflowers better, or maybe Hard Promises. And I'm OK with having albums that have a few songs that I'm crazy about but not a fan of the rest. Petty's Echo is like that for me. I wouldn't be without it because it has some of my favorite Petty songs, but also a bunch that I could care less if I never hear again.
"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!" -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
Im stuck in the past and that's the way i like it. Im just not into new music or should i say bands. Im a simple man
Nothing wrong with that! Music is great that way- we all get to choose and nobody gets to tell us our choice is wrong. Music is one of the most democratic things in the world that way!
"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!" -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
I'm also stuck in the past. In the later 90's and early 00's when new music stopped interesting me, my solution was to go back in time rather than forwards. Instead of embracing new music, I started listening to music that was even old. It's when I started to appreciated Beatles, Led Zeppelin etc..
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I'm also stuck in the past. In the later 90's and early 00's when new music stopped interesting me, my solution was to go back in time rather than forwards. Instead of embracing new music, I started listening to music that was even old. It's when I started to appreciated Beatles, Led Zeppelin etc..
Sometimes going back is almost like going forward. Like a couple of years ago when I came across a copy of The Shadows first album.
I had heard a couple of their songs long ago when their first album came out, but they never registers much with with my then ten year old brain. Now I listen to them and realize how big an impact they had on rock.
Though it might be considered cultural appropriation today, their song "Apache" really demonstrates their influence:
I like this topic. I easily fall into the "Or listen to old stuff plus new things you've found you like?"
My playlist on Spotify is very heavily weighted with the normal 90s grunge rock like PJ, AIC, and Soundgarden, but I also have plenty of stuff that I have picked up along the way like Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, and Shinedown.
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brianlux
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I like this topic. I easily fall into the "Or listen to old stuff plus new things you've found you like?"
My playlist on Spotify is very heavily weighted with the normal 90s grunge rock like PJ, AIC, and Soundgarden, but I also have plenty of stuff that I have picked up along the way like Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, and Shinedown.
A couple more new-to-me bands to check out, cool! Thanks!
"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!" -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
I'm also stuck in the past. In the later 90's and early 00's when new music stopped interesting me, my solution was to go back in time rather than forwards. Instead of embracing new music, I started listening to music that was even old. It's when I started to appreciated Beatles, Led Zeppelin etc..
Sometimes going back is almost like going forward. Like a couple of years ago when I came across a copy of The Shadows first album.
I had heard a couple of their songs long ago when their first album came out, but they never registers much with with my then ten year old brain. Now I listen to them and realize how big an impact they had on rock.
Though it might be considered cultural appropriation today, their song "Apache" really demonstrates their influence:
I'm also stuck in the past. In the later 90's and early 00's when new music stopped interesting me, my solution was to go back in time rather than forwards. Instead of embracing new music, I started listening to music that was even old. It's when I started to appreciated Beatles, Led Zeppelin etc..
Sometimes going back is almost like going forward. Like a couple of years ago when I came across a copy of The Shadows first album.
I had heard a couple of their songs long ago when their first album came out, but they never registers much with with my then ten year old brain. Now I listen to them and realize how big an impact they had on rock.
Though it might be considered cultural appropriation today, their song "Apache" really demonstrates their influence:
If thats cultural appropriation then im cutting the lights out right now... No need to go any further w humanity, lol
Haha, I hear ya. I dig the song, but I cove my ass a bunch these days. Besides, for all I know, the lead guitar player might be at least part Apache or other tribe. He looks like he could be related to Link Wray. In any case, great song, right?!
"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!" -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
I'm also stuck in the past. In the later 90's and early 00's when new music stopped interesting me, my solution was to go back in time rather than forwards. Instead of embracing new music, I started listening to music that was even old. It's when I started to appreciated Beatles, Led Zeppelin etc..
Sometimes going back is almost like going forward. Like a couple of years ago when I came across a copy of The Shadows first album.
I had heard a couple of their songs long ago when their first album came out, but they never registers much with with my then ten year old brain. Now I listen to them and realize how big an impact they had on rock.
Though it might be considered cultural appropriation today, their song "Apache" really demonstrates their influence:
If thats cultural appropriation then im cutting the lights out right now... No need to go any further w humanity, lol
Haha, I hear ya. I dig the song, but I cove my ass a bunch these days. Besides, for all I know, the lead guitar player might be at least part Apache or other tribe. He looks like he could be related to Link Wray. In any case, great song, right?!
I enjoy early finger picking songs like that. The whole surf vibe thing. Bill Haley comes to mind.
At least "Apache" sounds like something Native American- like rather than screaming white guys. (I should know better than to say such a thing. Let the flaming begin. )
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"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!" -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
At least "Apache" sounds like something Native American- like rather than screaming white guys. (I should know better than to say such a thing. Let the flaming begin. )
heheeh. Funny that the Cochise song is in a new movie Rebel moon too.
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At least "Apache" sounds like something Native American- like rather than screaming white guys. (I should know better than to say such a thing. Let the flaming begin. )
heheeh. Funny that the Cochise song is in a new movie Rebel moon too.
Got a theme goin' on there!
"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!" -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
At least "Apache" sounds like something Native American- like rather than screaming white guys. (I should know better than to say such a thing. Let the flaming begin. )
heheeh. Funny that the Cochise song is in a new movie Rebel moon too.
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If that looks like Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell dancing at the end of the song, it's because it is.
1992- Lollapalooza, Irvine, California
Nothing since then. I suck.2016- Fenway Park, Boston - Both glorious nights
2022- Oakland Night 2
2024 Sacramento, CA
U want another rabbit hole? Check out Jerry Garcias blue Grass stuff.
Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scrugs, Bill Monroe, David Grisman, Sam Bush, and the all-time best, Tony Rice (my dog Tony is named after him).
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Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
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Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
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-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
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What are you hearing that im missing?
I'm always a bit hesitant to think of lesser songs as filler. I'm sure there are plenty of LPs for which an artist or band threw in filler because they couldn't come up with enough songs to make an album. But for the most part, I try to give artists the benefit of the doubt figuring that they actually thought the song they came up with were at least decent and worked to do their best to make good recordings of them. This is especially evident when a band has songs that didn't make the cut but end up on reissues and you find they are actually really good songs.
But yeah, Petty for me always had songs on albums that didn't work for me. The same is true for some of my other very favorite artists- Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Dinosaur Jr, Steve Wynn/ The Dream Syndicate, Paul Westerberg/ The Replacements, and Juliana Hatfield.
The Petty album that works best for me is Damn the Torpedoes. And to me, Full Moon Fever is a great album. But we all hear differently. Some will like Wildflowers better, or maybe Hard Promises. And I'm OK with having albums that have a few songs that I'm crazy about but not a fan of the rest. Petty's Echo is like that for me. I wouldn't be without it because it has some of my favorite Petty songs, but also a bunch that I could care less if I never hear again.
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
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Nothing wrong with that! Music is great that way- we all get to choose and nobody gets to tell us our choice is wrong. Music is one of the most democratic things in the world that way!
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
I easily fall into the "Or listen to old stuff plus new things you've found you like?"
My playlist on Spotify is very heavily weighted with the normal 90s grunge rock like PJ, AIC, and Soundgarden, but I also have plenty of stuff that I have picked up along the way like Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, and Shinedown.
A couple more new-to-me bands to check out, cool! Thanks!
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
Umm you did go see a brand new band called The Smile...
Haha, I hear ya. I dig the song, but I cove my ass a bunch these days.
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
At least "Apache" sounds like something Native American- like rather than screaming white guys. (I should know better than to say such a thing. Let the flaming begin.
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
Got a theme goin' on there!
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"